Outdoor Adventure Show - 2012.eps 12/15/2011 5:12:02 PM
DON’T LET THE HEAD BUGS BITE. PHOTO: ISTOCK/ © CRAIG SMITH
C M Y CM MY CY CMY [ BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT… ] TICKS
n Ticks don’t jump or fly. They are usually found from ground level to three feet above the ground.
n In 1975, scientists discovered that an outbreak of juvenile arthritis in Lyme, Connecticut, was caused by a tick-borne infection. The disease was named after the town and tourism in the area has never been the same.
n Ticks are not insects, they are arachnids.
n In spring-wound clocks, the tick-tock sound comes from a ratchet catching and releasing a gear that unwinds the spring, causing the hands to move in time.
n Rubbing alcohol, petroleum jelly, nail polish remover or a lit match will not help you remove ticks. They’re more likely to cause the tick to regurgitate potentially infective material back into the bite. In- stead, using tweezers, grasp the tick close to your skin and pull straight up.
n Ticks are attracted to a host by body heat, odor and carbon dioxide.
n Ticks can feed for more than 72 hours, growing more than 10 times in size and 100 times in weight as they feed. Disease transmission begins about 24 hours after tick attachment.
n Ticks spit into their host while they feed. Their saliva contains substances to mask pain signals, prevent blood coagulation and block immune defenses as well as a cement-like substance to secure them- selves to their host.
n Calamitous comic book and Saturday morning cartoon superhero The Tick chose his battle cry “Spoooon!” while eating cereal one morning. His lovable sidekick, Arthur the moth’s catch phrase was, “Not in the face!” —Michael Mechan
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